Quick an easiest way to paint a truck.

[ShortTemperd]

Well I just picked up this 84 c10 and the paint needs some lovin! Has some rust but not bad. Looks like someone tried to half ass bondo it already. Just lookin to do a flat black paint job but I don't want to have it rust away within a couple months. Any tips and tricks of the whole process woul be great! First time paintin a truck so it's all new and any info would be great. Again I'm tryin to do this as cheap as possible just want to make it look good! Thanks!   

[marshall]

I paint my race cars with tsc tractor paint, it fades, but its easy to touch up with rattle cans. If you mask it nicely it will look good.

[ShortTemperd]

Do you prime it and sand it before hand?

[drogers]

we used tsc paint and all we did was was bondo what was need and scuff up the rest . it lasted pretty good on the mud truck

[ProGrade]

Yup tractor paint, painted the reject with it and it held up to trees the next day.

[4x4xdodgeman]

yes you need to sand it to get rough stuff off and wax stuff and it gives the paint hook on to. or after time the paint will come off.  we put hardern in the when we use it.

[84silverado]

paint from TSC, it looks nice and last a long time. and aint to badly priced

[ShortTemperd]

Thanks for the info guys. And I was lookin to do just a simple flat black. Anyone know what the prices of them are runnin? And many cans it would take?

[ShortTemperd]

Also what grit sand paper do you use?

[drogers]

we did a cab and front clip on a dodge with a half gallon . you should be able to do it with about a  gallon . maybe a little more .
we just used the sand paper what we had on hand like 120 but i dont know for sure  what it was.
the gallons like $40 and you can use with or with out hardener . it drys a ton faster with it . hardener around $20 .

[ShortTemperd]

My only problem is I don't have a spray gun.

[ProGrade]

My only problem is I don't have a spray gun.

harbor freight - cheap, and it works

[marshall]

i dont sand the cars, i dont even wash them and it looks good. a QUART can paint my whole car, when thinned with naptha.

[marshall]

we did a cab and front clip on a dodge with a half gallon . you should be able to do it with about a  gallon . maybe a little more .

you must of used a roller to use that much paint on a front clip

[4x4ZR2]

Check out plasti dip. Pretty cool looking product and if ya mess it up you can just peal it off.

[black07ss]

Just line-x the whole thing!

[drogers]

we did a cab and front clip on a dodge with a half gallon . you should be able to do it with about a  gallon . maybe a little more .

you must of used a roller to use that much paint on a front clip

we put like 5 really thick layers on it

[ShortTemperd]

Check out plasti dip. Pretty cool looking product and if ya mess it up you can just peal it off.

how much that plasti dip running? the most im going to do is just pull the mirrors off, tap off the glas and lights and whatnot, and sand it all down maybe do some crappy bondo job sense its not my strong suit. and paint it

[7387chevynut]

RATTLE CAN it............and if you dont want it to fade...........then clear coat it to.


Im my opinion there really isnt a cheap way to paint and vehicle and still make it look good. .......and expect it to last.

Gonna cost a 100.00 or more depending on how ya do it.......sand it, primer it, paint it, clear coat it.

Could always brush paint it with gloss black TSC paint, will look good at ten feet away and will last a while.

[4x4ZR2]

https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php

prolly run around 100 with cost of the spray gun. i would think a gallon would do a car.